Lest We Forget: Remembering New Britain’s Servicemen and Women

New Britain's manufacturing community contributed much more to America's armed conflicts than just equipment and uniforms made here in our factories: thousands of men and women from New Britain served in the armed forces. This year, we remember those who served with just some of their faces, taken from our digital archive. These do not represent every New Britain veteran, and we thank all of them, pictured or not, for their dedication and sacrifice.

Pvt. Herchel A. Vinson

S1/c Maurice Taraschuk and Merchant Marine Theodore Taraschuk

Merchant Marine Willie Carter

Pvt. Eugene Rose

Pvt. James Russell B. Linton

M.S. Gerry Vile and Kenneth Vile

Cpl. Agnes Glance

Cpl. S. Varhol

Lt. Edith L Pascoe

Lt. Robert Smith

P.F.C. John E. Ondrick

Pfc. M. Laplante

Pfc. Stephen Mucha

Pvt. B. Lukaszewski

Pvt. Henry Lambert

Pvt. Maurice Chassey

Pvt. Paul Apostalon

Pvt. Peter Chacken

Pvt. R. Bealieu

Pvt. Sheldon Vile

Pvt. William P. Glabau

Sgt. Phil Mucha

S1/c Stanley Baaj

S3/c Bob Balocki

L-R: S1/c J. Pienkos, Pvt. Julius Rosinski, Cpl. Jos. Wodkowski, Grace West (SPAR), Pvt. Walter Demetro

L-R: Russell Johnson, Lieut. Lillian Mangone, TM 3/c Andrew R. Passig

L-R: T. Sgt. F. Aubut, P.F.C. Chas. Burns, Milton Wisnefsky, Pvt. P.C. Dennehy, Cpl. L. B. Alexander

L-R: Quentin Beitel, S 1/c Carl Branzo, Sgt. R. Bergeron, Pvt. Walter Thompson, PhM 2/c Paul Giannini

L-R: Pvt. Raoul Bergeron, Wm. Smedberg, P.F.C. M. R. Laprise, Edward Charnega, Jos. Wieczorek

L-R: S 1/c Joe Bielawski, Cpl. John Grib, P.F.C. Theodore Oldziej, Pvt. Z. J. Oleksy, S. Sgt. Roy Bissell

Alfonso Floyd

L-R: Pvt. A. S. Borawski, Pvt. Anthony Sansone

L-R: Pfc. Jos. Chasse, S 1/c John Malinowski

L-R: Frank Connelly Jr., Pvt. Ted Gregorzyk, 1st Lt. Alex J. Rudy, Pvt. John Doherty, Lester Barnes

The Doucette Bros., L-R: Cpl. Jean Paul Doucette, Pvt. Maurice Doucette, Lucien Doucette

L-R and Top-Bottom: Pvt. Ben Feren, Pvt. Edward Janicki, P.F.C. Casimer Marut, Sebastian Amenta

L-R: Cpl. A. Foligno, Jos. Moisuk, Cadet Joseph Giza

John Yopp

L-R: Pvt. Chas. Francolino, Pvt. Harry Harutunian, Pfc. Walter Tynik, Cox. Richard Murphy, Geo. J. Bialek, Pvt. Casimir Kordek, Pvt. Joseph Raia, Pvt. Tony Raia, S1/c Edward Gebala, Cpl. John Kratka

L-R: S1/c Kenneth Griffin and Pvt. William Griffin, Gerald and Ronald Picard, Frank and Eddie Dombroski and Sibby Cannata

L-R: Sgt. A. Harari, Cpl. Robert Corr, Lt. John Hayes, Frank B. Folio

L-R: S1/c Peter Hatman, Pvt. L. F. Zyjewski, Ed. Switajewski, Pfc. Alphonse Toczko, Pvt. Francis McMahon

L-R: Pvt. Geo. Keller, P.F.C. Raymond Pucci, Sgt. Gerald Dailey, Pvt. J. W. Massey, Milton Pratt

L-R: T/Cpl. Charles Kobus, Brothers S1/c Carmen Trotta, P.F.C. Arthur Trotta, and S1/c Armond Trotta

Timothy Rodgers

L-R: Lucian Kobus, Gero. Skelly, Jos. J. Kozovich

Miles E. Clarke

Stan Kuczewski, Pvt. John Fox, Pvt. Henry Karnetsky, Sgt. A. Rzewnicki, Robert Goodrich

L-R: S2/c James Marenzana, F2/c A. J. Fallati, GM3/c J. E. Zmitruk, S2/c Ed Partyka, Cpl. A. E. Fillmore

L-R: S1/c Guido Moretti, Cpl. Eric Vick, Pvt. Wm. Dunkel, S1/c Harvey Allard, Pfc. Henry Wheeler

Abraham Herring

L-R: Harold Peterson, S. Abramczyk

L-R: Pvt. Carlton Phillips, BM 2/c F. P. Samuels, Rdm 3/c Ralph Williams

L-R: S 2/c Roger Provencher, Pfc. A. Chorzempa, Al. Russell Jr., F 2/c E. Kozlowski

Bidwell Barnes

L-R: Edward Przytulski, Peter Ference, Seaman 2/c Eddie Bisson, S. V. Juliano, Jack Carroll

L-R: Geo. Radcliffe, Pvt. Vernard Salley, Pvt. Jos.. Miastkowski, Pvt. Guidone Procopio, Pvt. Francis Sasiela

L-R: Brothers Cpl. Peter Sanzo and P.O. Tony Sanzo, Brothers Sgt. Phil Brochu and P.F.C. Gaston Brochu, 1st Lt. Kenneth Mikalauskas

Cpl. Matthew Parks

L-R: T/5 Chas. Teklenski, SK 2/c E. W. Shepanski, S2/c Frank Bartosiewicz

Sgt. Arthur Pfeiffer

Sgt. Cleveland Lowman

Brothers Stephen and Edward Wojas

Lt. T. W. Hinchcliffe

Sgt. Henry Rapacz

Top-Bottom: Brothers Cpl. James Vaccariello and Pvt. John J. Vaccariello

Cover image: World War 1 veterans march in a Red Cross Parade, May 1918. Photograph by Paul Glaeser. Images from the New Britain Industrial Museum Digital Archive, Fafnir News 1944-1945, Anchor Brand News 1943-1946, The Hartford Courant Apr 6, 1918.

If you would like to contribute the image or story of New Britain veteran to our archive, please contact Riza Brown, curator, at info@nbindustrial.org

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